Simple Ways To Organize The Laundry Room

Put some happy music on, we are going to conquer the laundry room today!  Here are some Simple Ways To Organize The Laundry Room.

My history with laundry is at best troublesome.  I am the mother of six children and I have been doing laundry for longer than I care to admit, as five of my six children are now over eighteen years old I could be considered an expert on what not to do.  Come join me as we organize your laundry room the frugal way.

Let’s start with a three-step process

First, REMOVE everything from the laundry room except for the washer and dryer and anything attached to the walls.

Next, DECIDE what needs to go back into the laundry room.  The laundry room’s main purpose is the cleaning, drying, and folding of clothes.  Only things that need to be in the laundry room, such as those objects are necessary for the success of the laundry.

Finally, ORGANIZE your laundry room must-haves as well as which days of the week you will do laundry and who will do it.  Have your children participate in the process.  For example, have one child wash and dry the clothes while another is in charge of folding and putting them away.

Laundry Room Must-Haves

• washer and dryer
• ironing board and iron
• laundry detergent
• stain remover
• clothesline and clothespins
• laundry sorting system
• garbage can

Let’s talk about special needs…

Every family is different and has different resources available to them.  Here are some variables you need to plan for. The size of your family, humidity levels, babies in the house, or an elderly family member may have more laundry than the average person.  How many times a week do you need to do laundry?  Do you have an outside clothesline?

21 Ways To Save Money In The Laundry Room

1. Make your laundry detergent  CHECK OUT MY RECIPE.

2. When you run out of laundry detergent substitute 1 TBS.  liquid dishwashing detergent.

3. If you run out of laundry detergent and don’t have liquid dish soap use 1/4 cup of baking soda.

4. Don’t use your dryer.  I have both outside and inside clotheslines, that way I can hang up clothes to dry year-round.

5. Wash in cold water when you can.

6. Make your stain stick.

7. Don’t use dryer sheets to make a dryer ball using your natural essential oils.

8. Unplug your washer and dryer when you are not using them.

9.  If you have a window in your laundry room don’t turn on the light while doing laundry.

10. Use a stain chart to make removing stains easier, using natural ingredients will save you money and I have found it more effective than a stain stick.  I use THIS CHART.

11. If you use store-bought laundry detergent and stain sticks, make sure you use coupons.  To maximize your coupons use them on SALE items.

12. If you are doing a small load of laundry set the washing machine’s water levels accordingly or better yet make sure you only wash when you have a full load.

13. Use a water heater timer and do laundry only when you have hot water or wash in cold water.

14. I have found that most clothes that say “dry clean” on them do well washing on the gentle cycle making sure to hang dry the clothes.  This saves a lot of money at the dry cleaners!

15. To make your clothes last longer, use Rit dye to refresh your clothes.  CHECK OUT my post on how I save lots of money using Rit Dye!

16. Make sure you have an energy-efficient washer and dryer.  Sometimes you have to spend money to save money.

17.  Wear your clothes twice if they have no visible stains and do not smell

18.  Use your bath towel for the whole week.  This saves money on laundry!  (I have to admit that some in my family are faithful in this and some use a fresh towel with every shower…we are still working on this one).

19. Clean your dryer lint trap every time you dry your clothes.

20.  Dare I say it…own less clothing.

21. Keep dryer heat inside to warm your home in the winter.  Install a HEAT KEEPER.

YOUR TURN…

How do you organize your laundry room?

Blessings,

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